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AT&T and Time Warner eye $85.4 billion deal amid other mega merger news

Here are some of the stocks the Yahoo Finance team will be watching for you today:

Time Warner (TWX) share were lower in early trading following an nearly 8% jump on Friday following an announcement on Saturday that AT&T (T) is offering $107.50 a share for Time Warner in a stock-and-cash deal valued at more than $85 billion. AT&T is the nation’s second biggest wireless phone carrier and already owns Direct TV. The proposed deal with Time Warner would make AT&T the owner of assets including CNN, HBO and Warner Brothers. The deal will face intense scrutiny from antitrust regulators and already faces opposition from politicians ranging from Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders.

B/E Aerospace (BEAV) shares soared to new heights this morning after news that the aircraft interior maker is being bought by Rockwell Collins (COL) for $6.4 billion dollars. That translates to $62 a share in cash and stock while representing a premium of 22.5% based on B/E Aerospace’s closing price on Friday.

TD Ameritrade (AMTD) is buying privately held rival Scottrade’s brokerage operations for $2.7 billion. TD bank (TD), which owns a large stake in TD Ameritrade, will purchase Scottrade’s banking business for $1.3 billion in cash. The deal will bring together two major players in the retail market for buying and selling stocks. Shares of TD bank are on the move in early trading. TD Ameritrade is the sponsor Yahoo Finance’ Market Movers program.

Genworth Financial (GNW) shares were lower in early trading. The US insurer is selling itself to Chinese investment firm China Oceanwide Holdings for $2.7 billion. Chinese companies have been making a major push overseas as China’s economy slows and the yuan weakens.